Line fastener



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1,405,423. Specification of L.Application led March 3,

To all whomt'mag/ concern.' Y

Bei-t known that I, LAWRENCE O. LARsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements. in a Line Fastener, ofwhich the following is a specification, y 4 y This invention relates to fasteners for clothes lines orfother cables. y

The object of the invention is Vto provide asimple and eflicient device o f this character Whichmay be termed a self tying knotless fastener and whichis adapted tobe secured to supportl in position so "that the pulley constituting a part thereof will lie horizon'- tally, a plurality of such .fasteners being use dlmounted on suitable supports in the sanieplane and in the s ame position.

Another objectl is tofprovide a clothes line fastener of the pulley type which is mounted so as to provide for' the throwing of a line around it without necessitatingv passage of the line between the pulley and a casing.

Another object is to provide such a fastener with means to permit a line to be drawn taut andheld by the fastener without knotting the line.

Another object is to so construct such a fastener that the greater the strain exerted on the body or main portion of the line, the more securely will the line be secured to its support.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing: f

Figure 1 represents a plan view of a fastener constructed in accordance with this invention shown applied,

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof,

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2. L

In the embodiment illustrated, the device constituting this invention comprises a substantially T-shaped cast metal bracket 1, the head 2 of which is made in the form of a plate having its opposed ends notched, as shown at 3 to-receive fastening screws for attaching a bracket to a support which may be a post, the side of a building or any other fixed member.

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preferably locatednearer oneQendofj the head 2 than thefother endhasfa streng-them' ing rib or web 'on lower .face connecting with the head of the bracket and preferably cast ,A integral ytherewith,." 'Ilh'is .shankor stem 4'hf'as its free end made in, thegform lof f i a centrally apertured disk. 6l witha laterally extendingsleeve 6?. surroundingk saidaperture on theside ofthe shank'oppositetothat having the rib 5.` and is ydesigned l.toreceive apulley 9 which is held in .operative posif tion` by ay bolt 7 Aon which isfmounted bef tween the freel end of sleeve 6a, and the head of the bolt a washer 8. The sleeve 6a is cast integral with the bracket .member 4 and operates to take thestr'ain enertedpnthe pulley thereby relieving the. bolt ,7 f lSllch strain. The pulley 9 is peripherally grooved and its inner flangelO is yrnade'iw'fider than its outer flangefll, vsaidinner flange` 10 being arranged adjacentfthe plate orgdisk 6 asis shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. This flange 10 is provided with a plurality of V-shaped notches 12 in the periphery thereof, any desired number of which may be employed,l

five being here shown, and, which are designed to receive the cable or line. L to be fastened. These notches 12 cooperate with similarly shaped notches 13 'formed at the inner'end of the disk 6 in the shank 4 of the bracket, as is shown clearly in Fig. 4.

In the use of this improved fastener, the bracket l, as shown in Figs. l and 2 is fastened with screws or other suitable fasteners to an upright support S, the screws passing through the vnotches 3 in the `head of the bracket so that said bracket is mounted with its shank or stem 4 projecting laterally at right angles to the head and also to the support S. As is shown, it .is of ,course so mounted that the pulley 9 will be on the upper face of said shank'4 and a line L to be fastened is passed completely around the periphery of the pulley and then additionally around a fraction of its circumference a second time thereby insuring stability and is tightened by means of pulling on the loose end E of the line which is then slipped into one of the notches 12 in the pulley iiange 10 and into one' of the notches 13 of the bracket a Y the greater' the weight placed on the line, the more securely will the pulley hold.

From the above description it will be seen that the pulley 9 around which the line L is adapted to be wound requires no casing to support it, thereby avoiding the necessity of passing the end of the line between such a casing and the pulley and adapting said line t0 be thrown around the pulley instead, the'pulley being mounted in a horizontal upright position. y

T he line L may be drawn from one bracket to another at a horizontal angle, and may be fastened kat each bracket if desired by bringing the line under the bracket and in- Y serting it in one of the notches 13 in the shan-k thereof. It will be obvious that this fastener requiresV that the line be wrapped completely around the pulley twice, or rather completely around it once and around a fraction of its circumference a second time, thereby insuring stability and making it truly self tying and 4not merely a slack adjuster.

This fastener may be cheaply constructed, easily lapplied and quickly and conveniently operatedto secure the line.

The preferred embodiment of the Vinvention is disclosed inthe drawings and set forth in the specification, but it will be understood that any modifications within the scope of the claimed invention may be made in the construction without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

' claim:

l. A clothes line fastener comprising a bracket to be mounted on a support and havu ing a laterally'extending arm, a line receiving pulley mounted on one face of said arm, said pulley being uninclosed to 'adapt aline to 'be passedjaround it by throwing it over the pulley and having'a flange positioned adacent said army'said flange and arm having cooperating V-shaped notches to grippingly secure a line wound on the pulley. l

2. A clothes line fastener comprising a substantially T-shaped bracketa the head member of which is equipped with notches in its opposed end and a shank provided with a terminal disk, a pulley, rotatably mounted on said disk with the flange thereof adjacent the disk of greater diameter than the other flange, said wider flange being provided with a plurality 'of V-shaped notches in the periphery thereof, and said shank having a similarly shaped notch underlying the notched flange for co-operation therewith to `secure a line 4in adjusted position.

In testimony whereof, l affix my signature hereto. Y

LAWRENCE 0. LARSON. 

